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he Covington news
24, NUMBER 44.
,LUME
CONTEST COMES TO SUC¬
CESSFUL CLOSE
’L Prize Contest^of” the News came
Friday afternoon at six sharp,
L counting of the votes was com
Saturday afternoon. The
,., e
l winners are Riven success below. beyond
contest was a
greatest hopes, and serves to show
in Covington is not as
business thought. The
some may have
a s votes turned
represented by the
.
prize winners is over one hun
' . the dollars. The
and two thousand
turned in by those who did not
jnt more than
pd in winning prizes was
this much again, making a total
than one hundred and fifty
uure Covington In
.and dollars spent in
thirteen weeks of the contest. AH
of course, was spent with the firms
h advertised.
do not wish to close without some
e
[a of commendation for the splen
pirit of co-operation and the enthu
shown by the Parent-Teachers’
Hon, which enabled them to win
>ital prize. Every member of the
ation was hard at work, and ev
> m ber worked toward the same
The sight of such complete har
n such a task is encouraging and
g. If all the citizens of our town
;et together in that kind of spirit
11 together with that enthusiasm,
fui things would be accomplished
ort time..
hould soon see the streets paved.
r cleaned up, both physically and
and business on the boom,
ips the whole-hearted efforts oT
T. A. may yet arouse some of
ier citizens to such an undertak
d us. at any rate, hope for such
nt.
tabulated list of winners in the
is as follows:
Votes Prize
372,925 $75.00
264,689 25.00
199,322 15.00
Livingston .. 136,792 10.00
istin ........ 92,251 10.00
ence Wells .. 53,570 5.00
! \ Meadors .. 45,616 5.00
abel Robinson 44,132 5,0u
N8E NO DOC, NOT MADE
IMMUNE FROM RABIES
. Gerald Rich, before the Kiwanis
yesterday, discussed the care of
especially in its relation to rabies,
the danger from rabies. Dr. Rich’s
was along the lines of the admira
"tieles which he has written on this
;t.
Rich favors the plan which re¬
's compulsory vaccination of dogs.
jSccination the animals can be made
ne from rabies for a year. Many
kill all dogs which have no annual
icipal tags ,and tags are given to
which have not been made immune
rabies in the manner told of. The
nis Club is to recommend to the
council that this manner of hand
dogs be made the law in Augusta,
gusta Chronicle.
TO NEWTON COUNTY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Executive Committee of Newton
'• 18 hereby requested to meet at
■ 0Urt Houi *. Covington, Ga„ at 2
k p M. Saturday, October
for 14th,
the purpose of transacting bus
in regard to holding primary
a on
r ] dh for the nomination of
a
States Senator and a Pension
issioner.
Reuben M. Tuck, Chairman,
Newton County Executive
Committee.
day ax Presbyterian
‘HURCH, OCTOBER 15
•s sunny summer has ripened
the grain;
" 6thened the
flb er of body and
of brain.
■ts am ready for
one and for all
Kit.it Lord of the harvest
"eld call.
InJ flP * d ’ is His heartening
'Vor(j
llnT haSte t0 thP Ca " ° f our
Day at the Covington Presbv
habbath School and church this
nay at n j ne forty-five.
„ 1 l
S a " y Day will
he Man sermon
the Gap”.
Tight-^ ghtln K 1 Shadows”. the evenin S sermon will
Ll B| VZE in
WEDNESDAY; TOWN
NO DAMAGE
of r
fy * WaS turned in from
W ( 11 Bome
Us \V ( on Anderson
Pa n n, sday - Prompt action on
‘Rhbors prevented any
BOTH PARTIES IN FAVOR OF THE
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM
Atlanta, Oct. 11.—The Australian bal¬
lot will be used in some counties in the
Senatorial primary October 17, as it
was in the Gubernatorial primary in
September, according to state politi¬
cians, and they predict that before
many more elections all counties \vill
put it in operation.
It must not be forgotten, political ob¬
servers point out, that the Australian
ballot was one old-time Populist plank
that the Democrats opposed. Now both
Democrats and Republicans in Georgia
favor this system with practical unan¬
imity.
Tyvo successive grand jury recom¬
mendations are required to put the
Australian ballot system in operation.
Then, when a sufficient number of con i
ties have adopted it, many politicians
claim that the law should be amended
so as to make it mandatory on the mi¬
nority of counties, in order that the
state may soon have a clean, dignified,
safe, uniform ballot system, which, to
quote one in authority, “will permit d. -
cent men and women to go to the polls
without fear of the frequent nuicances
and indecencies which have been ex¬
perienced under the present loose meth¬
od of voting.”
BURGLAR LOCKS OWNER OUT OF
HOME
While Mr. F. W. Simmons and family
were at church Sunday night a burglar
entered the home, locked the door on
the inside, removed the key, looted the
house and made his exit at the rear,
leaving the door ajar.
Arriving on the scene, the owners
found some difficulty in making their
entrance, and were at last forced to
go around to the hack, where it was
evident that an intruder had been.
It was discovered that a gun. the key
and some money were missing.
It was reported Monday that a young
man of about 19 years had been arres¬
ted for burglary in Conyers.. Mr. Sim¬
mons investigated, and the young man
confessed, and returned the gun and
key.
The guilty party was a follower of the
carnival playing at the Morgan county
Fair.
CITY TAX NOW DUE
The City Tax books are now open,
and all taxpayers are urged to attend
to their City Taxes as soon as possible,
as the date for closing the hooks has
been announced.
Geo. T. Wells, C. A. Sockwel!,
tf Clerk, Mayor.
A CARD OF APPRECIATION
We wish to express our gratitude to
the Covington people who so nobly as¬
sisted us in the effort to save our home
and furniture from burning on the morn
ing of October second.
To the Philathea Class and their
teacher, Mrs. Sam Thompson, are we
especially Indebted for the good gifts
showered upon us.
Each and all have our sincerest ap¬
preciation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kinard and family.
STATE PRIMARY OCTOBER 17TII
The ticket for the election of a Uni¬
ted States Senator and a Pension Com¬
missioner has been made up for the
primary of October 17th.
This election is for the purpose of
electing a Senator to succeed the late
Senator Thus. E. Watson, and the
names that will appear on the ticket
are as follows for Senate and tor Pen¬
sion Commissioner:
For United States Senator
(Vote for one)
John T. Boifeuillet. John R. Cooper,
Walter F. George, Thomas W. Hard¬
wick, and Seaborn Wright.
For Pension Commissioner
(Vote for one)
John C. Butt. John W. Clark. J. L.
Dent, C. E. McGregor, John F. Stone.
Every voter should go to the polls
and cast a vote in this election. Elect¬
ing a man to this high office should
carry the interest of every citizen.
MRS. STARR PASSES AT STARRS
VILLE
Mrs. N. C. Starr, widely known and
beloved, passed away at her home in
Starrsville on October 2nd, alter a long
illness.
Mrs. Starr was Miss Nannie Childs,
and was married to Mr. Starr in early
girlhood. Mr. Starr died eighteen years
ago.
The funeral of Mrs. Starr was conduc¬
ted by Rev. G. D. Goddard, of the Prim¬
itive P>aptist church.
Mrs. Starr is survived by one sistoi.
Mrs. E. C. Benton, and two brothers,
W. W. and Henry Childs, also a large
family connection in various sections of
the state.
WE PAY our agents $50 to $100 per
month for selling monuments and tomb¬
stones during their spare time. " e
want a reliable man in your territory
Write the Marietta Marble and Stone
Works, Marietta. Ga. 44 46c
ELEVEN ENTRIES FOR HORSE
RACES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
One of the big features of the fair
is the horse races, which are being held
daily on the speedway, just back of the
fail- grounds. The races are open to
anyone who wants to enter; just see
Count Gibson, and he will be glad to
give any information you may want
concerning these races.
To date eleven of the fastest horse 3
in the county have been entered for the
contests, as follows;
Horse Owner.
Aimy Goods .............. Joe Wright
Dick ............. BaCney Mitcham
P)r - Bill ............ Harry Stewart
Maude ................ W. W. Wilson
® an .................... Mr. Starr
®°h ................ Perino Dearing.
^ uck ................... C. D. Gibson.
Hi-Life .................. Tedo Smith
Dan Patch .............. Felix Wright
Gen. Pershing ............ Mr. Giles
Arsenic .............. Henry Anderson
Come out and enjoy this feature. The
races take place promptly at four
o’clock.
THE SWINE GROWERS’ ASSOCIA¬
TION AND THE SOUTHEASTERN
FAIR
Invite you to attend the great Swine
Show of breeding animals, fat barrows
and Boys’ Club pigs, at the South¬
eastern Fair, Atlanta, Ga., on Swine
Growers’ Day, Thursday, October 19th,
1922.
A Farmers’ Day at the greatest fair
in the South. Try to be with us. Get up
an auto party to come.
Register now if you want to vote in
the next city election. Books now open
at the city hall.
MR. MERCHANT
You Need the Newspaper
The newspaper of today is the most powerful medium
of advertising on earih. In the old dav9 the merchant may
have thought he was a benefactor and that he was contrib¬
uting his bit "as a public-spirited citizen” when he carried
a two-inch space in the village paper every week in the ye-”- ear
and generally without change of copy. Possibly he was. w
But that is changed now. A new order has arrived.
People read advertisements. Many find their greatest in¬
terest in looking over the advertising pages to get news that
will save them money, and, take it from John D. Rockefeller,
the way to save your dollars is first to save your pennies.
Advertisements today are right up to the minute. 1 hey
are as fresh as the news of the world or the latest baseball
score. Live merchants cater to live people and they they know be
they must not alone be up to the minute, but must
some distance ahead. They must anticipate the wants of
their customers.
And they do. Turn to the advertisements in this paper right now.
Just read what the merchants are offering. Notice the invitations for
you to do business with them. Notice how attractively the adver¬
tisements are set up and how inviting they are.
Do you know that some firms think so much of a style of type
that they buy series of it just for their advertisement'.' You can never
mistake B. Altman’s advertisement. As soon as you see the open type
you know it is Altman’s advertisement without looking for the name.
This is true of many firms.
Business men-that is the successful ones —know advertising
navs big returns. Unsuccessful men don t advertise because they are
unsuccessful. That’s the answer. Look over your town right now and
pick out the big firms. They’re the advertisers. Advertising is the
tonic that puts dividends in the banks.
Everybody reads advertisements today. Mr. Merchant, is your
advertisement in this newspaper?
DO YOU EVER THINK OF THE CITY
THAT YOU LIVE IN?
In euerv community, however progressive it may be, there are
ideas of progreSsiveness is really offensive. It is then that the com¬
munity becomes aware of something that most people did not re¬
alize had existed. It may have been a trivial matter, something that
has been in the face and eyes of the people for so long that they
had become accustomed to it and had not realized its existence
until some one awoke to the possibilities of public improvements
and discovered the thing that was not in due form It may be that
in our commmunitv there are few things that could be impro\et,
but the chances are that there are many. Let’s look around and see
what we can find to be done to make our community more inviting,
sanitary, more beautiful, more prosperous, and in fact more
more of residence business. Let us go over the
desirable as a place the or the water and lights, the
streets the school system, of the lawns sewers, and buildings, and even othei
ceneral appearance and then call meeting of the citizens and com¬
feature of our city, such a meeting of such meet¬
pare notes. It may be that a or a senes
ings would result in some improvements that would make the old
town look inviting and prosperous, and there is no doubt that our
survey and our heart-to-heart talks would result in a growth ot
civic pride and consequent developments that would be greatly ben¬
eficial to us, and place our town on the map amid the list of the
nreferred class of American communities. Our reputation would
spread abroad, and the name of Covington would come to be a
synonym of progress and prosperity.
For Newton County and Her People.
COVINGTON, GEORGLY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1922.
IMPROVED BUSINESS CONDITIONS
SHOWN BY CENTRAL OF GA
New records for the efficient hand¬
ling of business were established last
month by the Central of Georgia Rail¬
way. according to a statement by Pres.
"W. A. Winburn. He points out that the
figures indicate a gratifying situation
of returned prosperity, improved condi¬
tions and increased business throughout
the southeast.
The Central, during September, han¬
dled the greatest number of tons of
freight in its history. It moved its ears
faster than ever before, maintaining an
average of 34 car-miles per d*v. which
is excelled by very few railroads in the
country, and it also broke existing rec¬
ords for car loading.
Mr. Winburn says that the strike of
the shopmen is a closed incident, that
the shop forces now number 94 per
cent of the number employed prior to
the walkout, and that the amount of
work turned out by the car department
is 28 per cent greater than the amount
prior to the strike.
There exists a certain car shortage,
due to causes beyond the control of the
Central of Georgia, the president de
dares, and attributes it to the fact thal
cars owned by the road are held by
other roads, but he asserts that every
effort is being made to get the cars re¬
turned and thus relieve the situation.
In the meantime he asks the further
helpful co-operation of the public in
speeding up business through the
prompt loading and unloading of cars
and by the proper marking and packing
of packages.
FOR LENT—Three rooms with pr
vate hath. Apply to
tfc Mrs. John W. Peek.
FAIR PROMISES TO BE
BEST EVER HELD HERE
The Newton County Fair, which is in
progress this week, promises to be the
best ever held by the local association.
During the past few weeks, there has
been a marked increase in enthusiasm
over the prospects, and every one con¬
cerned in any way has worked with a
will to make the 1922 Fair a big success.
All day Tuesday town and county
people were on the grounds arranging
the exhibits. Wednesday when the for¬
mal opening was staged, everything was
in readiness for the crowds.
The Womans’ Building, under the di¬
rection of the various committees, is
truly a thing of beauty. The booths are
artistic, with every conceivable article
%
in the catalog of fancy work, and the
culinary stands indicate that every ef¬
fort was put forth during the summer
to preserve the fruits and vegetables by
all processes known to the domestic
art*.
The exhibits of the Club Girls, under
the direction of Miss Norman, show a
great deal of good and careful work.
The railroad models constructed by
Emmett Biggers and Walker Combs are
the works of genius.
The Agricultural Hall is full to over¬
flowing with splendid products. Among
the vegetables exhibited is the dasheen.
little known to this section, but highly
prized wherever it is cultivated.
The poultry, hog* and cattle are
most creditable. Dr. Haynie is in charge,
and is doing all in his power to inspire
the county club boys.
A great amount of enthusiasm is be¬
ing shown by the colored people, ani
their booth is one of the most interest¬
ing on the grounds.
The evenings will lie filled with mu¬
sic and stunts by local entertainers. A
platform has been erected for this pur¬
pose.
The 1922 Newton County Fair is a
demonstration of a get-together home
achievement, and is one of the most
laudable efforts ever undertaken in th»
county.
The Fair management is to be con¬
gratulated on so splendid a showing.
COVINGTON COOK BOOKS NOW
READY FOR DELIVERY
The new Covington Cook Books ar->
now completed, and will be on sale ai
the Woman's Club Building next Mon¬
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
The supply is limited, so you should
get yours now.
ATLANTA RADIO MACHINE TO BE
AT FAIR
Through the Newton County Fair As¬
sociation, the Atlanta Journal will have
their radio receiving machine at the
fair all day tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 13,
and at night, receiving broadcast pro¬
grams from Atlanta and all other lead¬
ing cities of the United States.
This added attraction to the fair will
be quite interesting, and will be en¬
joyed by many citizens of the county.
DISTRICT C. E. CONVENTION WILL
BE HELD IN WINDER
Covington will send a large delega
gation to the District Christian Endeav¬
or Convention, which is scheduled to
meet at Winder, Ga., on November 18
and 19, and which is slated to be the
greatest ever held by the district union.
The local organization should send more
than 25 delegates, since the Winder En
deavorers will open tHeir hospitable
homes for free entertainment for the
three days.
Carl “Jack” Matthews, Georgia's new
Field Secretary, who made sucli a hi,
on his recent tour in North Georgia. i«
going to be there with his good singing
and splendid talks. Will it be worth
while? Every Endeavorer will want to
be there, for there is a live program.
Appearing on the program is “The
Officers of the Podunk Society in Con¬
ference", which is to be a feature of the
Saturday afternoon session. Then each
society in the district, 52 in numbe.’,
will have the opportunity of telling >t
“Our one best piece of work." Who
would miss the ideas that will come
from such a live hunch of North Geor¬
gians?
The banquet is going to outclass them
all, as the folks at Winder know what
young people like to eat just before
Thanksgiving, and Saturday evening ot
six it is expected that about 300 young
people will be sitting around the ban¬
quet table, singing C. E. Songs and
giving yells.
The Convention thought will be the
“Strength of Youth” and the closing
feature on Sunday night will be an ad¬
dress on the subject which is sure to
prove helpful.
Mr. John Walden, of Winder, is boost¬
ing this convention, and this announce¬
ment is being given over the district,
as a signal for preparation, since 52 so
cieties will be expected to have three or
more delegates
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS IN STATE
(Industrial Department, Georgia
Railway and Power Co.)
The Census Department report for
Georgia cotton, issued yesterday, shows
a condition of 37, thus indicating a yield
fo 814.000 bales, which at the present
price of 21.10 cents (spot in Atlanta)
would give the Georgia farmers $85.-
877,000 this year from this one crop.
While the cotton condition is bad all
over the state, particularly in the cen¬
tral part, which is the largest produc¬
ing area, it is important to note that
the poor condition in the southern halt'
of the state, is due, according to the far¬
mers of that section, not to the boll
■weevil, but to bad weather conditions.
Farmers in this region have planted
this year many crops other than cotton,
the combined value of which will help
to fill in the money which is usually re¬
ceived from cotton. Many farmers in
this region feel that they have the boll
weevil fairly well under control, and
expect to grow fair crops of cotton with
average weather conditions next year.
Efforts are being made in all parts of
the state to find crops which will make
lip the cotton deficiency and keep the
annual income up to normal. In Pike
county efforts are being made to in¬
crease largely the production of onions.
Curing houses for sweet potatoes have
been built in many parts of the state,
Aft
thereby increasing the value of this im¬
portant crop.
The Dept, of Agriculture reports show
that this year Georgia has shipped over
1700 carloads of cantaloupes, standing
second only to California for produc¬
tion of this fruit. This shows a large in¬
crease over the normal production, be¬
ing nearly four times greater than the
previous four-year average, 476 cars.
It is estimated that there are now
slightly over two and one-half million
hogs in the state of Georgia. While thin
number shows a falling off of one per
cent from the previous year, the quality
of Georgia hogs as a whole has been
much improved by the selection of finer
porkers for breeding, and by the im¬
portation ot selected pedigreed stock.
The Georgia Cane Growers' Associa¬
tion has repaid to the war finance corpo¬
ration the money it borrowed last year
to finance the syrup crop. Cane growing
this year has progressed favorably. It.
is expected that with the good crop arid
the strong organization, which proved
its ability to sell the crop, the cane will
bring much better profits than in any
previous year.
The early hay crop in Georgia was
good, and a considerable portion was
harvested before any decline occurred in
condition. The apple crop is promising,
and pears are the best in many years.
The foreshadowed competition for
American grown cotton by South Amer¬
ica, the British Empire, and other lands
has excited considerable comment from
cotton experts. Some fabricators state
that unless some means are found for
increasing the world’s supply of cotton,
the industry will be faced with disas¬
ter. The. consensus of opinion is, how¬
ever, that it will be many years before
outside production reaches large figures.
Cotton is a difficult crop to raise, to
handle and to market. While other coun¬
tries are learning this new business,
the southern states in this country will
also be introducing more modern meth¬
ods of production and of diversifying
crops, thus giving a renewed impetus
to the movement for a balanced sys¬
tem of agricdlture, a change mpst
needed to insure southern prosperity.
COLUMBIA SENTINEL BAN LIFTED
Atlanta, Oct. 11.—Judge Henry Ham¬
mond. of the Augusta Circuit, has modi¬
fied his injunction against the Columbia
Sentinel, and the paper will appear this
week as usual. It will contain, as adver¬
tisements, the announcement of Gover¬
nor Thomas W. Hardwick for the l'. S.
Senate, and also a statement as to his
appointment of Mrs. Felton as U. S.
Senator and Mrs. Felton's acceptance.
The paper will not editorially support
any candidate for the Senate, due to the
fact that Mrs. Watson is an ardent ad¬
mirer of Governor Hardwick, and Mrs.
Lytle, who has been managing editor,
is a supporter of Col. John T. Boifeuil¬
let.
LOST—A large cameo brooch on
Floyd street Saturday evening. Oct. 7th.
ltp Mrs. Ben W. Smith.
LOST—32-CShbre S. & W. Police Pis¬
tol. Finder please return to Lee Tram¬
mell and receive reward. Itc
LYCEUM FOB OXFORD
Arrangements are in progress for a
series of splendid Lyceum attractions
in Oxford this winter.
Tickets may be secured from Mrs.
Count D. Gibson.
